How to get a Baby on Board badge

How do you get hold of your own ‘Baby on Board’ badge? Despite the name of this blog, I never actually had a badge when I was pregnant last time. And I always assumed you just needed to ask at a London tube or overground ticket office and they’d dish you one out…but it turns out that’s not that case.

You actually need to contact TFL and they will post out a ‘Baby on Board’ badge to you. This is why the badge in mypregnancy announcement actually belongs to my friend Emily, as my own only arrived a few days later.

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4 thoughts on “How to get a Baby on Board badge”

When I was pregnant I just asked at my local tube ticket office and they gave me a handful of the badges. I found it useful to wear one because I was pregnant during winter both times and it can be hard to spot a bump under a bulky winter coat. I didn’t do it to make people to give up their seats on public transport (that should be good manners really), but to make sure people didn’t barge into me.

I am currently only 11 weeks pregnant and hadn’t planned on wearing my badge until I had a bump as I had the belief that people would think I was being rude expecting a seat without carrying the extra weight, however I have now been wearing it for a week, turns out one of my symptoms of pregnancy is I faint every time I stand for too long. I have so far fainted (badge free) standing on the overground, and fainted (with badge) in a queue. Not fun. I do feel like I’m being judged by people who look for a bump and then glare at me but this is when I really need that seat.
I’m generally very slim and fit and don’t mind standing so it’s all a bit alien to me.

I’m in a similar situation, whereby I don’t feel as though I need the seat and as I’m not showing at the moment, I don’t want to be judged if I wear the badge but don’t have a bump.
Stale alcohol and cigarette breath is enough to set me off and I have to get off the tube before I faint or throw up.
I’m only 8 weeks at the moment and didn’t think I’d need the badge until a few months in, but I’ve seen women who are much small than me also not showing, wearing the badge and I think it does works. If only to make everyone aware that its not ok to push and shove. Thank you TfL for getting something right.